Harness-pad press



(No Model.)

E. CARPENTER. HARNESS PAD'PRBSS.

Patented Jan IVA- G zc'y.' 4

INVENTQR WITN ESSES iTED STATES PATENT Erica.

EDD CARPENTER, OF OWOSSO, MICHIGAN.

HARNESS=PAD PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,417, dated January 30,A 1883 Application filed September 23, 1882. (No model.)

reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention in a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a perspective section taken through the broken line marked zt' x in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clinch-bar. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail, showing the presser-plate.

AThis invention relates to an improved construction of machine forl pressing and forming harness-pads,the object being to form and nail up both sides of the pad, and to connect the two without the removal of either side from the block or former; also, to provide devices for pressing the pad and for elinehing the nails, which are simple in their construction and capable ot' being operated with ease and facility. These objects I attain by means of the devices illustrated in the drawings, in which.-

A indicates the block or former, provided with straight sides a and two concavities Aor depressions, B, separated from each other by a bridge, C, arranged transverselyr in the block between its two straight vertical walls.

D represents a yoke-lever, which embraces the block, and is capable of being shifted along,the same, so as to bring it over either one of the recesses B. A screw, E, which passes through the top ot' this yoke-lever, is provided with a crank-handle, e, whereby the screw can be conveniently turned in order to bring its point into a sea-t in the curved presser-plate F, which latter is employed for pressing the pad-leather into the recess in the block.

G indicates the clinch-bar, which is divided nearly its'entire length, and provided at one end with a lever, H.

In operating this press the leathers for the two sides I ot' the harness-pad are placed in the two divisions or recesses of the former, and extended over the middle bridge so as to overlap. The clinch-bars G are then fitted in the formers, with the leather between the walls of the latter and the clinch-bars, after which the yoke-lever is successively brought over the recesses, and its screw turned down so as to press the presser-plate upon the leather, and thereby force the leather upon the bottom ot` the recess. By then swinging down the lever greater pressure will be exerted upon the leather, and hence it will be pressed into shape i'or the pad. rlhe strap K is placed-upon the clinch-bars, the leather lapped over at its sides upon said strap, and the nails then driven in and caused to clinch upon the strap by coming in contact with the clinch-bars. After this the clinch-bars can be drawn out, and to start the same in such movement their levers can be turned so as to act against the ends ot the block. A

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a pad-press for pressing and forming harness-pads, the combination, with the block or former A, having the side walls, aa., and the depressions or concavities B B, separated by the bridge U, ot' the adjustable yoke-lever l), provided -with the screw E, the curved presser-plate Il", and the slotted clinch-bars G, provided at one end with the spreading-levers H,

substantially as specited.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence ot'v two witnesses.

C. H. HUTCHINs, E. E. WHITE. 

